Calf-weaner.



PATENTED JAN. l0, 1905.

C. W. FRICK. CAL? WEANER.

.A PPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 1e. 1904.

@Mmm/w Patented January 10, 19b5.

PATENT QEETCE.

CHARLES W. FRICK, OF HAYTI, MISSOURI.

CALF-WEANER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 779,701,

dated January 10, 1905.

Application filed September 16, 1904. Serial No. 224,707.

T @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CHARLES W. FRIOK, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Hayti, in the county of Pemiscot and State of Missouri, have invented a new and useful Calf- Wfeaner, of which the following' is a specification.

This invention relates to weaner-muzzles for attachment to calves, colts, or other'animals to prevent them from nursing the mother animal, also to cause the mother animal when attempt is made to nurse to leave the nursing animal, and has for its object to simplify and improve the construction and increase the efficiency and reduce the expense of construction of devices of this character.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear' as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation,

1t being understood that the invention is not necessarily limited thereto, as various changes in the shape, proportions, and general assemblage of the parts may be resorted to without departing from the principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

In the drawings thus employed, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved device. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectionalk detail of the yieldable spur-bearing plate and flexible band.

The improved device comprises a band 10, preferably of leather, relatively wide centrally and provided at the ends with a strap 11 and buckle 12 to enable it to be secured around the nose of vided with a strap 13 and buckle 14 for leading around the animals head behind the ears. By this means it is obvious that the band may be firmly secured in position upon the head of the animal.

Attached centrally to the band 10, as by rivets 15, and extending forwardly of the same is a yieldable plate 16, preferably with the animal and also proan intermediate offset 17 and with the free end 18 rounded or in disk-like form and -provided with a plurality of spurs 19 20, projecting both inwardly and outwardly. It will nthus be obvious that when the device is attached to the animals head the portion bearing the spurs will extend over the nose, (indicated by dotted lines at 21 in Fig. 2,) but held normally that the animal willnot be annoyed thereby so long as noinward pressure is applied to the portion having the spurs. l

The plate 16 is of suitable yieldable metal, such as spring-steel,so that it will be readily depressed by outward pressure. Hence while not interfering with the ordinary feeding or drinking of the wearing animal any attempt to nurse the mother animal will cause the depression of the plate and prod the nose 21 and repel the Wearing animal, and at the same time the outer spurs will prod the motherl animal and cause it to leave the nursing animal. The spurs 19 are formed by serrating the rim of the enlarged end 18 of the plate and bending the serrations in opposite directions, and the spurs are formed by cutting V -shaped clefts in the metal and bending the tongues thus released downwardly.

This makes a very inexpensive and efcient construction and may be readily adjusted to animals of various sizes and may be readily attached and detached, as required.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- 1. A weaner-muzzle comprising a band for encircling the animals nose adjacent to the nostrils and mouth and a yieldable plate connected to said band and projecting in advance of the same and maintained normally spaced from the animal-s nose, said extended portion having projecting spurs.

2. A weaner-muzzle comprising a band for encircling the animals head adjacent to nostrils and mouth and provided with a strap leading over the head behind the ears, and a yieldable plate connected to said band and extending in advance of the same and maintained normally spaced from the animals nose, said extended portion having projecting spurs.

spaced therefrom by the offset 17, so

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3. A Weaner comprising a band for attachment to the head of the animal and a plate attached to said band and extending in advance thereof and with oppositely-extending spurs at its free end, said plate having an in* tei-mediate offset to maintain said spur-heap' ing end spaced from the animals nose.

4C. A weaner-muzzle comprising a flexible hand having means for adjustable connection to the head of the animal adjacent to the nostrils and mouth, a strap connected to said hand and leading around the head of the animal in the rear of the ears, and a plate attached to said band and extending' in advance of the same and provided with oppositelyextending spurs in its free end, said plate having an intermediate osct for maintaining said spurs normally spaced from the animals nose.

5. A weaner-muzzle comprising a hand Jfor 2O attachment to the head of the animal and a yieldahle plate attached to said band and eX- tending in advance thereof and with a laterally-extended free end provided with a serrated periphery With the serrations bent al- 25 

